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2023
World Trade $103BRnk 39 / 96
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $15.3B | $15.8BRussia | Brazil
2023
Product Complexity -1.4Rnk 90 / 96
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -32.8%Rnk 96 / 96
2023
Share of World Trade 0.46%Rnk 39 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Fertilizers. In 2023, Fertilizers were the world's 39th most traded product, with a total trade of $103B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Fertilizers decreased by -32.8%, from $153B to $103B. Trade in Fertilizers represent 0.46% of total world trade.

Fertilizers are a part of Chemical Products. They include Nitrogenous Fertilizers, Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers, Potassic Fertilizers, Phosphatic Fertilizers, and Animal or Vegetable Fertilizers.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Fertilizers  were Russia ($15.3B), China ($10.9B), Canada ($10.4B), Morocco ($6.45B), and United States ($4.92B).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Fertilizers were Brazil ($15.8B), India ($10.6B), United States ($9.97B), China ($5.85B), and France ($2.79B).

Ranking Fertilizers ranks 90th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2023)Russia$15.3B
Top Destination (2023)Brazil$15.8B

In 2023 Fertilizers were the world's 39th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2023, the top exporters of Fertilizers were Russia ($15.3B), China ($10.9B), Canada ($10.4B), Morocco ($6.45B), and United States ($4.92B).

In 2023, the top importers of Fertilizers were Brazil ($15.8B), India ($10.6B), United States ($9.97B), China ($5.85B), and France ($2.79B).

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Exporters of Fertilizers (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Uzbekistan$382M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)China$704M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Fertilizers grew the fastest in Uzbekistan ($382M), Laos ($185M), Kazakhstan ($78.3M), Venezuela ($76.6M), and Zambia ($48.9M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Fertilizers were China ($704M), Ukraine ($452M), Malawi ($120M), Uzbekistan ($87.5M), and North Korea ($76.8M).

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Exporters of Fertilizers (2022 - 2023)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Fertilizers.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.93. This means that most of the exports of Fertilizers are explained by 30 countries.

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Value of Exports in Fertilizers

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)Russia$15.2B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)Brazil$15.5B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Fertilizers. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Fertilizers during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Fertilizers were Russia ($15.2B), Canada ($7.91B), Morocco ($6.09B), China ($5.06B), and Saudi Arabia ($4.57B).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Fertilizers were Brazil ($15.5B), India ($10.4B), United States ($5.05B), Australia ($2.3B), and France ($2.2B).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Fertilizers, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($39.2B), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($34.4B), Potassic Fertilizers ($25.2B), Phosphatic Fertilizers ($2.95B), and Animal or Vegetable Fertilizers ($1.18B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Fertilizers (2023)
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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Fertilizers.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Fertilizers in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Fertilizers by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $675M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALRussia+ $49.9M

Fertilizers’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $675M.  Fertilizers’s highest import potential is Russia with an import gap of $49.9M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2023)

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